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The rise of alchemy in fourteenth-century England : Plantagenet kings and the search for the philosopher's stone /

Alchemists did more than try to transmute base metals into gold: they studied planetary influences on metals and people, refined plants and minerals in the search for medicines and advocated the regeneration of matter and spirit. This book illustrates how this new branch of thought became increasing...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hughes, Jonathan, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Continuum, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a 7 Alchemical Themes in the Kingship of Edward III8 Richard II the Magus and Boy King; 9 Richard II and the Occult; 10 Conclusion: The Lancastrian Reaction; Notes; Bibliography; Index. 
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